Clarinet.



D. JULLIOT.

CLARINET.

APPLIUATIOH FILED APR. 8, mp9.

Pate'nted NOV. 7, 19111 2 anus-infirm.

D. JULLIOT; CLARINET.

APPLICATION Hum APR. 8. 1909. 1,008,272.. Patented Nov. 7, 1911.

UNITED STATES .RATENT OFFICE.

.DJ'ALML JULIQIOT, OF LA COUTURE-BOUSSEY, WURLITZER COMPANY, OF CINCINNATI,

FRANCE, ASSIGNOR T0..1QHE'B UDOIIPH OHIO, A CORPORATION OFOHIO.

CLARINET.

To all whom t'tmay concern:

Be it known that I DJALMA JUL'LIOT a citizen of the Republic of France, and a resident'of La Couture-Boussey, in the De partment of Eure, France, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Clarinets, of which the following is a full,

object is to-pro'vide the'clarinet with certain novel mechanisms to facilitate the playing thereof. These improvements are applicable.

to the Albertand Boehm system clarinets in one or two pieoesl By the/use of my improvements the finger ing of the ,keys near the middle of the in-- strument, for the combinations producing "three successions, OQE b D#, F#, G#, A#, and the fingering of the 041:, Eb; and B natural Eb, is facilitated, as is also the corresponding fingering for many combinations of the entire scale of the clarinet.

The improv ments, which are represented in the drawings attached hereto, ma be ap plied to the. Boehm system clarinets, ut they can equall -well, withslight modifications, be adapte to the ordinary clarinet of thirteen to seventeen keys; forthese it is necessary to add three rings on the lower part of the clarinet body, or one additional ring in case one or two are already present.

" In the drawings;,-- Figuresj1 to 5, inclusive, Show in top elevation my improved -mechanism and several modifications thereof which allow the execution oi the fin ering of D#, F#, G#, A#, according to w ether or not the clarinet is made in one or two pieces.

In Fig. 1 it is represented as in one piece.

In Figs; 2 to 5, inclusive, it is made .lIl two pieces. Fig. ,fi shows improvements a plied to a clarinet'of the Boeh'm type, by w ich is made possible the ready fingering of the three suceessions,-Q naturaL E b,

G#, Eb; and B naturalEb, of the Boehm system. Fig. 7 is, a detail view to be referred to later. Fig. Sis a detail side elevation of parts shown in FigJ-S. Fig. 9 is a section through Big. '6 on the line 9-'-9 thereof.

In Figs. 1 to 5 the same covers and. rings are referred to by the numerals 1 to 8, inclu site. 8 indicates the'coverof G In Figs.

Z ta 5, the linen: e indicates where the two Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 8,

' Patented Nov. '7, 1911..

1909. Serial No. 488,632.

10 and 11' represent rock shafts rotatably mounted on the clarinet body, each being rotatable independently of the other. The cover 4 is rigidly connected'to the shaft 10 and the rings 1, 2 and 3 are rigidly eon-v nected to the'shaft 11. Under the shaft 10 islocated a needle spring 10 which is attached at one end to a stud A, fixed to the clarinet body and forming one of the bear ings for said shaft. The opposite end of said spring engages a lug B located onthe under side of the shaft 10, the tendency of said spring being to depress the cover 4. Under the shaft 11 is located another needle sprin 11 which is fixed at one end to a st-lid in which'said shaft ,11 has bearing. The opposite end of said spring engages a lug D on the underside of thestnd'ft 11 and normally tends to rotate the shaft 11 to raise the rings 1, 2 and 3, thus acting in a direction opposite to that in which the spring 10 tends to rotate the shaft 10 in depressing the cover 4. 12 is a finger iece ri 'dly connected to a spring-controlled roc shaft 13 connected at t me end to shaft 13 and-at its opposite end engages under the arm of the cover 4. The cover 4 is normally held in raised position with the rings 1, 2 and3 by means of a bent arm or yoke .11, which is rigidly connected to the shaft 11 and bears against an arm 17 secured to-the shaft 101 'For this purpose the 5 ring 11 is stronger than the spring 10". en the rings 1, 2 and 3 are depressed the yoke u is raised from its en agement .with the arm, 17 ,and the associated spring 10. This cover 4 may then be independently raised by pressin down on the finger the action of the-needle spring 10.

In Figs; 2 and 3 the construction 1s practically identical with that above described except that it is shown in connection with a two piece instrument, the one illustrating a. ,Boehm and the other an Albert clarinet.- Inthese cases also the arm which operates the finger piece controlling the cover 5.,

cover 4 is epressed under. the action ofits' V 4 piece 12, This wi through thearm 14, raise the cover 4; against to which is secured the arm of the normally 1 closed cover 81-. A curved arm 14 is rigidly 10 ranged to engage the end of a lever 18 piv-' oted to the under side of the music rack z with its posite end engaged under a lip 4' attached to the cover 4.

In Fig. 5 still another modification is 16 shown to produce the same result. In thi' case the rings 1, 2 and 3, and also the cover 4 are rigidly connected to a shaft 11 vided with a needle spring 11', as be ore, which normally holds said rings and said cover in open position. The finger piece 12 is, in this case, connected to a rock shaft located below the s aft 11 and divided at 20 see Fig. 8) into said part 13 and a part 13 which parts are independentl rotatable. To the art 13 is connect- V ed t e cover 8, while to t e art 13 is connected a second cover 5 of shaft 13" is located a need e spring 13 which is attached to a stud. E in which said shaft has bearing and whichengages a lug -F on said shaft in such a way as to normally 'hold the cover 5 open. .An arm 22, secured to shaft 13", is en aged from above by a set screw 23 carried' iiy the arm of cover 8 so that the usual spring 13 which holds said cover Bin closed position will, through said arm 22,'hold the cover 5 in closed positicn against the action of the spring 13*. A bent arm or yoke u secured to the shaft 11 en gages the arm 21 of the cover 5 when the rings-.1, 2 and 3 and the cover 4 are in raised posltion. Upon depressing the rings 1, 2 i. and 3 and the cover 4, the yoke uwill be raised from its engagement with the arm of the cover 5 which, however, under the action of the spring 13 will remain in closed position. Upon pressing down the key 12,

'the set screw 23 will be raised with the Cove! 8, thereby releasing the arm 22 and allowing the cover 5 to rise under the action of {its associated spring 13. When the rings 1, 2. and 3 and the cover 4 rise, the yoke u will depress the cover 5 It will thus be Y apparent that the operation is the same as before.

;Referring now to Fig. 6,-a indicates the i cover for E b. Said cover is adapted to be .-op erated by a finger piece but instead of being directly connected to said finger piece,

I position.

art 13 of a Under the body at its free end tends to hold the cover a in raised position. b, e, 0 and d lndicatc finger pieces, each connected, respectively,

to spring-controlled rock shafts 0*, a", c" and cl" which are mounted on the clarinet body 7 so as to be independently rotatable. A cover I) is connected to shaft b", a cover d to shaft d, and cover 0 to shaft 0". The shafts b and d are provided respectivelywith needle springs b and d which normally hold the associated covers 6 and (Z in raised A cover h is soldered upon the same shaft as the cover (P. This cover however forms no part of my invention, it being common in clarinets, as heretofore con- 30 structed. The shaft e is provided with a needle spring e which is stronger than the spring 30 of the swinging arm 30 which carries the cover a. The shaft c is provided with a needle spring cwhich is adapted to normally hold the cover in closed position. As shown in F ig. 6, the shaft cl is partly broken away to expose the shaft e which latter extends from the bearing to the finger piece The free end of the arm 30 extends above a cross-piece 32 (see Fig. 9, which represents said cross piece in side elevation), which is rigidly secured to the rock shaft I)"; Said cross piece carries laterally disposed screws 38 and 39 which engage respectively arms 40 and 41 secured to the shafts 0* and d". .b, 0 d and e are the associated finger pieces for the left hand corresponding to the finger pieces b, c, d, and e, and are of the usual construction. They are connected by suitable arms respec tively b 0, d and 36 to the finger pieces b, c, d and e. To the cover a is secured a lip 34 which engages'under a lug 35 on said arm 36. Owing to this construction when the pressure of the fingers is removed from the keys I), e, d and b 0 d the depression of either of the keys e or e raises the lug 35 from its engagement with the lip 34 of the cover a, thereby permitting said cover'to rise under the action of its spring 30, thus producing E b. While this effect is produced by depressing the finger piece 6 or e, it-is then possible to produce the three successions C, E b; C E b; B natural E b, by depressing respectively-the finger pieces 5, and (l or b 0 and al It is apparent that by reason of the arms 40 and 41, connected respectively to the rock shafts c and d, having their free ends engaged under the screws 38 andv 39 carried by the cross piece 32, that the depression of either of the finger pieces a and d (or their associated finger pieces 0 and al will operate to depressfthe finger piece 6 or its associated finger piece 6 cover, a second normally closed cover, a finger piece connected with the ifiirid second cover to open the same, a partcarried by the ring shaft for controlling the cover first mentioned, a spring also controlling the said first cover for closing the same, and means controlled by the finger pieoe for opening the first mentioned cover when the rings are depressed, substantially. as described.

2, A clarinet comprising a body, a rock shaft, rings carried by said shaft, a spring tending to hold said rings in raised posis ti'on, a second rock shaft carrying a cover, a spring tending to swing said cover in one direction, a part rigidly connected with said second shaft, a part carried by the first or ring shaft and arranged to engage the first-named part when the rings are in raised position, and to recede from said part and release said cover from pressure when the rings are depressed, a second normally closed cover, a finger piece connected to open said second cover, and means intermediate said finger piece and said first-named cover for effecting the opening of the latter, sub stantially as described.

3. A clarinet, comprising a body, a rock shaft, rings of. 'ried by said shaft, a spring tending to hold said rings in. raised position, a second-rock shaft carrying a cover, a spring tending to hold said cover in closed position, means for transmitting movement from the tirstanentioned. rock-shaft to, the second to open said cover when said rings 11'. e, a second normally-closed cover, afinger-piece connected to open the second cover, and means intermediate said linger-piece and said first cover, said means raising the said first cover whenever said finger-piece is depr( d.

clarinet,comprising a body, a rock shaft, rings carried by said rock shaft, a spring tending to hold said rings in raised position, a second rock shaft, a cover carried by said second shaft, a spring tending to hold said cover in closed position, an arm carried by the first-named rock shaft, an arm secured to said second rock shaft and engaged by the first-named arm, whereby said cover is opened when the rings rise, a second normally-closed cover, a finger-piece connected to open said second cover, and means intermediate said finger-piece and saidfirst-nam'ed'cover for raising the latter whenever the fingenpiece is depressed, although the'rings are depressed.

5. A clarinet, comprising a body, parallel spring-controlled rock shafts Z), c", d and e rotatably mounted on said body, each rock shaft having two finger-pieces, the fingerpieces being grouped in sets, one for each hand of the player, normally-raised covers carried by said shafts b and d, a normally closed co er carried by said shaft 0", it normally-closed cover a, a vertically-swinging, spring-controlled arm carryin said cover a, the spring of said arm tencing to open said cover, an arm secured to said rock shaft (2 and normally holding said cover a in closed position, a cross piece secured to said rock shaft- 7) with its free end located below the free end of -saidvertically-swinging arm, and parts secured respectively to said rock shafts (Wand cl and engaging under fixed parts of said cross piece, whereby each of said rock shafts 5", 0, 1d may close the cover 0;.

DJALMA JULLIOT.

'Witnesses' ALBERT MAULvA-Unr, Ennwooo AUSTIN W amen. 

